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Academic librarian and mixed race researcher who loves lifelong learning and the vibrancy of higher education.
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With our Tracker, we are now following 41 cases
1. Immigration and citizenship
2. Structure of government/personnel
3. Federal assistance
4. Civil liberties
5. Diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility
6. Removal of information from government websites
7. Actions against FBI employees
1. Immigration and citizenship
2. Structure of government/personnel
3. Federal assistance
4. Civil liberties
5. Diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility
6. Removal of information from government websites
7. Actions against FBI employees
Litigation Tracker: Legal Challenges to Trump Administration Actions
A public resource tracking the legal challenges to the Trump administration's executive orders and actions.
www.justsecurity.org
February 8, 2025 at 3:36 PM
With our Tracker, we are now following 41 cases
1. Immigration and citizenship
2. Structure of government/personnel
3. Federal assistance
4. Civil liberties
5. Diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility
6. Removal of information from government websites
7. Actions against FBI employees
1. Immigration and citizenship
2. Structure of government/personnel
3. Federal assistance
4. Civil liberties
5. Diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility
6. Removal of information from government websites
7. Actions against FBI employees
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There’s a false narrative out there that as president, Trump can do whatever he wants with the executive branch. False! Congress has passed laws creating agencies, appropriating funds, and crafting procedures. Constitution requires President to “take care that the laws be faithfully executed.”
February 8, 2025 at 4:24 PM
There’s a false narrative out there that as president, Trump can do whatever he wants with the executive branch. False! Congress has passed laws creating agencies, appropriating funds, and crafting procedures. Constitution requires President to “take care that the laws be faithfully executed.”
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In new episode of #SistersInLaw, we discussed lawsuits against Musk’s DOGE, AG Pam Bondi’s retribution memos, and “terminations” at FBI. You can listen here. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...
Musk & His Minions
Podcast Episode · #SistersInLaw · 02/08/2025 · 1h 15m
podcasts.apple.com
February 8, 2025 at 4:47 PM
In new episode of #SistersInLaw, we discussed lawsuits against Musk’s DOGE, AG Pam Bondi’s retribution memos, and “terminations” at FBI. You can listen here. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...
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The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights has announced that it is arbitrarily dismissing student and parent complaints arising out of public schools’ documented acts of censorship and discrimination.
Our response: Book bans are real.
Full statement ➡️ www.ala.org/news/2025/01...
Our response: Book bans are real.
Full statement ➡️ www.ala.org/news/2025/01...
January 26, 2025 at 10:10 PM
The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights has announced that it is arbitrarily dismissing student and parent complaints arising out of public schools’ documented acts of censorship and discrimination.
Our response: Book bans are real.
Full statement ➡️ www.ala.org/news/2025/01...
Our response: Book bans are real.
Full statement ➡️ www.ala.org/news/2025/01...
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USDE “Book bans are real. Ask students who cannot access literary classics required for college or parents whose children can’t check out a book about gay penguins at their school library. Ask school librarians who have lost their jobs for protecting the freedom to read.” www.ala.org/news/2025/01...
January 26, 2025 at 10:48 PM
USDE “Book bans are real. Ask students who cannot access literary classics required for college or parents whose children can’t check out a book about gay penguins at their school library. Ask school librarians who have lost their jobs for protecting the freedom to read.” www.ala.org/news/2025/01...
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📚The #KidLit event of the year is almost here! Join us for the live announcement of the 2025 ALA Youth Media Awards!
📅 Mon., Jan. 27
🕖 7am PT | 8am MT | 9am CT | 10:00am ET
Watch at ala.unikron.com or on the ALA Facebook page.
www.facebook.com/AmericanLibr...
📅 Mon., Jan. 27
🕖 7am PT | 8am MT | 9am CT | 10:00am ET
Watch at ala.unikron.com or on the ALA Facebook page.
www.facebook.com/AmericanLibr...
January 26, 2025 at 4:09 PM
📚The #KidLit event of the year is almost here! Join us for the live announcement of the 2025 ALA Youth Media Awards!
📅 Mon., Jan. 27
🕖 7am PT | 8am MT | 9am CT | 10:00am ET
Watch at ala.unikron.com or on the ALA Facebook page.
www.facebook.com/AmericanLibr...
📅 Mon., Jan. 27
🕖 7am PT | 8am MT | 9am CT | 10:00am ET
Watch at ala.unikron.com or on the ALA Facebook page.
www.facebook.com/AmericanLibr...
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🏅Congratulations to Percival Everett! "James" is the winner of the 2025 Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction.
www.ala.org/carnegie-med...
📚 @doubledaybooks.bsky.social
www.ala.org/carnegie-med...
📚 @doubledaybooks.bsky.social
January 26, 2025 at 7:50 PM
🏅Congratulations to Percival Everett! "James" is the winner of the 2025 Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction.
www.ala.org/carnegie-med...
📚 @doubledaybooks.bsky.social
www.ala.org/carnegie-med...
📚 @doubledaybooks.bsky.social
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PEN America responds to action taken today by the Department of Education dismissing complaints about book bans and referring to them as a “hoax”:
"All students deserve to see themselves and the world around them reflected in the books shelved within their public schools.“ pen.org/press-releas...
"All students deserve to see themselves and the world around them reflected in the books shelved within their public schools.“ pen.org/press-releas...
PEN America Criticizes "Alarming" and "Dismissive" Language on Book Bans by U.S. Education Department - PEN America
Kasey Meehan, director, Freedom to Read, at PEN America, said: "For over three years we have countered rhetoric that book bans occurring in public schools are a “hoax.” They are absolutely not. This k...
pen.org
January 24, 2025 at 10:21 PM
PEN America responds to action taken today by the Department of Education dismissing complaints about book bans and referring to them as a “hoax”:
"All students deserve to see themselves and the world around them reflected in the books shelved within their public schools.“ pen.org/press-releas...
"All students deserve to see themselves and the world around them reflected in the books shelved within their public schools.“ pen.org/press-releas...
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CM Harrison notes that “A Letter to the West Side” about Ann Arbor’s historic Black Community is going to be shown at the Michigan Theater on Feb. 8. #A2Council www.whalliance.org/new-events/2...
A Letter to the West Side - Documentary Film Screening (In-person) — Washtenaw Housing Alliance
In-person - Ann Arbor RSVP online here to reserve your spot (admission is free, but seating is limited) In celebration of Black History Month, the Ann Arbor Housing Commission invites you to j...
www.whalliance.org
January 22, 2025 at 1:17 AM
CM Harrison notes that “A Letter to the West Side” about Ann Arbor’s historic Black Community is going to be shown at the Michigan Theater on Feb. 8. #A2Council www.whalliance.org/new-events/2...
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Traditional New Orleans architecture under the snow. #sneauxday
January 22, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Traditional New Orleans architecture under the snow. #sneauxday
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"The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance; it is the illusion of knowledge." — Stephen Hawking
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January 21, 2025 at 11:55 PM
"The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance; it is the illusion of knowledge." — Stephen Hawking
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Merrick Garland is not to blame for Trump’s return to power. The blame belongs with Mitch McConnell and SCOTUS for failing to serve as a check on abuse of power. My thoughts in The Contrarian.
Blame McConnell
By Barbara McQuade
buff.ly
January 22, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Merrick Garland is not to blame for Trump’s return to power. The blame belongs with Mitch McConnell and SCOTUS for failing to serve as a check on abuse of power. My thoughts in The Contrarian.
